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Did Mother Know About Folic Acid?*
2003 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,851 6.0 4.5 - 8.0 94.0 92.0 - 95.5
Age                    
<20 years 1,141 9.7 4.3 - 20.3 90.4 79.8 - 95.7
20-24 years 3,389 9.9 6.2 - 15.5 90.1 84.5 - 93.8
25-34 years 7,370 4.5 2.9 - 7.0 95.5 93.1 - 97.1
35+ years 1,950 3.3 1.2 - 8.9 96.7 91.1 - 98.8
Mother's Race                  
White 13,330 5.6 4.2 - 7.6 94.4 92.4 - 95.9
Black 182 # # - # # # - #
Other 309 13.6 3.5 - 40.7 86.4 59.3 - 96.5
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 166^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,666^ 6.1 4.6 - 8.0 93.9 92.0 - 95.4
Education                  
< High School 1,467 20.0 12.1 - 31.4 80.0 68.6 - 88.0
High School 4,756 9.5 6.6 - 13.6 90.5 86.4 - 93.4
>High School 7,491 1.2 0.5 - 2.5 98.8 97.5 - 99.5
Marital Status                  
Married 9,210 2.5 1.5 - 4.2 97.5 95.8 - 98.5
Other 4,640 12.8 9.2 - 17.6 87.2 82.4 - 90.8
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,480** 13.6 9.5 - 19.2 86.4 80.8 - 90.6
$16,000-24,999 1,753** 3.5 1.2 - 9.8 96.6 90.2 - 98.8
$25,000-39,999 2,262** 5.8 2.8 - 11.6 94.2 88.4 - 97.2
$40,000 or more 5,227** 1.2 0.5 - 3.0 98.8 97.0 - 99.5
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,691** 2.4 1.4 - 4.1 97.6 95.9 - 98.6
Yes 4,493** 12.7 9.1 - 17.4 87.3 82.6 - 90.9
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,586** 1.6 0.8 - 3.2 98.4 96.8 - 99.2
Yes 5,658** 11.9 8.8 - 16.0 88.1 84.0 - 91.2
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 904 7.4 5.8 - 9.4 92.6 90.6 - 94.2
2500 grams or more 12,940 6.0 4.4 - 8.0 94.0 92.0 - 95.6
NOTES:
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted.
Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations.
*Survey Question 74: Have you ever heard or read that taking a multivitamin with folic acid or eating foods high in folic
acid can help prevent some birth defects?
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2003 birth file.
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore
percent is not reported.
CI = 95% Confidence Interval